How to Improve Your Computer’s Security

Before you spend a dime on security, there are many precautions you can take that will protect you against the most common threats.
Steps

Consider switching to Linux or BSD which are fundamentally more secure than Windows. Otherwise, read on.
Check Windows Update and Office Update regularly – have your Office CD ready. Windows Me, 2000, and XP [...]

How to Know if Your Computer Has Been Tracked

There is no surefire way to know if your computer is being hacked or rootkitted by some hacker out there, short of keeping it cleanroom by never, ever connecting it to the Internet. However, there are many ways to distinctly reduce the chances of it being compromised
Steps

Secure your computer. If you already have a full [...]